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NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 06, 2014
Merrill Lynch in $132 million SEC settlement over faulty disclosures on derivatives

Wirehouse agrees to settle SEC charges that it failed to inform investors that a hedge fund influenced the selection of collateral backing two debt products it was selling.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS OPINION JAN 06, 2014
A day in the life of a Gen Y financial planner

For Mary Beth Storjohann, one of the best parts about being a young, independent RIA is being able to make her own schedules, which allows her to be flexible in meeting with clients and in living a balanced life. Check out how she does it.

By Mary Beth Storjohann
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2014
Confessions of a financial planner: My estate is not in order

By Mary Beth Storjohann
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 06, 2014
Merrill delivers profit to Bank of America as adviser ranks shrink more

Productivity per adviser climbs 11.5%; market gains, asset flows boost the bottom line

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 06, 2014
BofA may dissolve Merrill Lynch

The move could happen as early as the fourth quarter. How could this impact its thundering herd of advisers and brokers?

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
Finra's call to arms to put clients first

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
What will cause the next correction?

By Ed Mccarthy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
Feldstein to Summers predict stronger U.S. growth in 2014

“2014 is going to be a better year,” Martin Feldstein, a professor at Harvard University and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Ronald Reagan, said .

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
Advisers give two thumbs down to movie about Stratton Oakmont

By Jason Kephart
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
End of the line for Tommy Belesis' embattled brokerage

John Thomas Financial pulls its registration with Finra; downfall months in the making

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
The case for relocating your irrevocable trust

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce your income taxes.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Secrets for successfully decanting trusts

Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce a client's income taxes

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Strategies to mitigate new surtax could kick Medicare prices higher

Advisers need to watch that clients do not inadvertently inflate their income and Medicare costs

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Stop the presses: IRA balances surge

Average totals up more than 50% since 2008, Fidelity says.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS EQUITIES JAN 03, 2014
Berkshire Hathaway investors take CEO Buffett on faith

Investors in the company run by the billionaire have to rely on his homey annual shareholder letter and Q&A at the annual meeting for info on its disparate holdings because the company, which is set to post record full-year profit next week, has become more opaque during his five-decade-long acquisition spree. Still, they've done OK.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2014
El-Erian resignation raising questions about Pimco

Advisers are debating why Pimco's co-CIO unexpectedly resigned but most agree that with Bill Gross in charge of investment strategy, the firm is not likely to take a hit to its reputation or suffer major fund outflows.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2014
How married couples can squeeze the most out of Social Security

You have to be creative and be careful of a couple key rules.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2014
Advisers forced to be nimble as fixed-income risk climbs

The problem is complex: With bonds in the dumps, many advisers are cutting their clients' allocations to fixed income. But they have to figure out where to put that money, because it's not a slam-dunk “toss it into stocks” decision.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2014
7 tech trends you don't want to miss

Where technology is going in 2014, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

By Joshua Brown
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2014
Gold headed to worst year since 1981

Some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value amid a rally in equities and an improving economy

By Matt Ackermann